Linus27

Ooohh thank you very much, that is super handy.

He used to use in-ears but that still didn't stop the front of house being too loud and in turn this bleeds onto the stage as if we are standing next to one of the PA speakers, then my left ear gets most of it. I think the sound has creeped up as he has stopped using the in-ears in the last years or so. So I have just ordered the ACS Pacato 16 which is a universal fit but does have a filter and gives a lower attenuation and flatter response. They were only a tenner so if I get on with them then I'll then get the Pro series custom fit ones.

His hearing is already shot and he knows it but there's no winning this one and has been getting worse over the last few years of gigging. I'm super precious about my hearing and look after it as much as I possibly can which is why my hearing is so good still. I'm also super sensitive to high frequencies and loud volumes. I like the idea of having different filters, this sounds like a winner.

Very nice and not a bad price either https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/fender/vintera-series/fender-vintera-ii-70s-telecaster-bass-mn-seafoam-green https://www.andertons.co.uk/brands/fender/vintera-series/fender-vintera-ii-70s-telecaster-bass-mn-vintage-white

Our singer/guitarist tends to have the sound on stage really loud and is always being told he needs to turn down by sound crews. If he is doing the sound for us which is most gigs, then its always too loud and again is always being told to turn down and the front of house needs to turn down as well. We've said and others have said its all too loud but its become a bit of joke in the sense before we sound check we tell him he's too loud. However, its a losing battle so I decided to try ear plugs on Saturday night and tried the foam squidgy ones in one ear but it muted the sound too much. I have tried in-ears before but felt disconnected to the live sound so is there any better ear plugs I could try before I revisit in-ears?

I think today is the day of the official release.

That is super impressive dating it back to the mid 70's and as you say, luckily you did I do love looking back at some of the venue's to see if I can remember them, if they have closed or if anything funny or interesting happened at that gig.

I've played bass for 37 years now and pretty much been in 9 serious bands and a few smaller projects. I tend to keep a list of all the gigs I've played, press cuttings, set lists, posters and more recently over the last 7 years, I've even been writing down what bass I played on each gig. I also keep memorabilia of the bands I've played in like t-shirts, press photo's, magazines, interviews etc. as well as every release, recording, radio sessions, demo's and rehearsals. I've also gathered all the photo's I can from each band and put together a photo book which looks pretty cool. I kind of done it more for my kids to have for when I'm long gone and maybe show there kids. I have very little to no information on what my grand-parents did or even know what they looked like as I never met them. It would be great to have seen photos or know a bit more about them and their lives. I also have very few photo's of my dad or many stories about him so I thought it might be nice to be able to pass stuff on to my kids and even grand-kids in case any of them are interested or end up being musicians. Anyone else collect or keep stuff or a bit sad like me 🤣

I did a gig the other month and the backline was a Rumble 500 and it sounded fantastic. Even our singer looked at me and said that thing sounds amazing. Super tempted to get one now although I love the look at the Ampeg Rocket as well.

Now that's just silly talk my man, there's never any need to justify another P or J, you simply just do. Now pull yourself together and join the BC 40th Anniversary club.

I changed the pickguard on mine to a tort and it started to buzz really badly. Put the anodized one back on and it stopped. So I will need to get some shielding up on my tort plate.

They look amazing

It was The Belfort International Festival of University Music. It was musician's from all over the world playing at various venues in the town of Belfort. We were a guitar punk pop band like Ash, Stereophonics, Manics etc. and played on the main stage. This was our backdrop, a gigantic Lion that looked over the courtyard. We got to meet up and watch Jazz musicians from Canada, marching bands from France, traditional bands from Portugal, Croatia, punk bands from France and soul bands from the UK. The whole town became a 3 day festival and it was absolutely brilliant. This was our backdrop

One thing I'm so surprised about is the build quality, it's amazing. Out of the box they are so playable that I would be happy to gig it with no adjustment and they sound absolutely amazing. I've only ever had one Squier before which was the Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz which was ok but the build quality was a bit iffy. I actually had to take one back as the neck was warped and the replacement was better but not great but this 40th Anniversary is on par with the US and Jap Fender's I've had or got. They certainly pushed the boat out on these basses and I'm kind of tempted to pick up either one of the blue or black gold editions or the 40th Anniversary Jazz.

I'm playing tonight with The Tim Shez Band at The Login Lounge in Camberley. Its fantastic new venue that's a mix of a cafe/jazz club/wine bar. It has an amazing stage and sound and does craft beers and I'm super excited to be playing there.

They are such great basses and so lovely to play, even addictive. I was just about to go to bed and couldn't resist having a noodle, put a big smile on my face.

I'll weigh mine tonight but I would say medium. It doesn't feel super light like one of my basses but not as heavy as my main bass which is on the heavy side.

Yep, absolutely and so many fabulous memories and life experiences. Waiting at Dover to cross into France, challenging the girls British Netball team to a game of netball and then football and being totally destroyed by them 😁 Being in France playing at a huge international music festival and getting into a huge food fight in the food hall with a Spanish trad band 😂 Miming in Dundee shopping centre to promote our latest single and coming out to perform to find our roadies had set all our gear up back to front and upside down 😂 Getting a visit from the Welsh Police in the early hours of the morning whilst recording an album due to our drummer get very drunk and walking back to the studio from the pub the night before with a gate which in turn let all the sheep out to roam around the village the following morning 😂 Playing at a festival in Reigate on a beautiful sunny day being buzzed by the Red Arrows mid set and everyone coming up to us afterwards asking if we'd arranged that which we took credit for 😂 So many more amazing memories, loved every minute of it.

Nice, I dont think you'll be disappointed, I'm certainly loving playing mine.

What did you go for in the end?

I loved the circus life, absolutely love it, travelling across the country, venue to venue, playing in a new town or city, meeting new people, playing a gig which might be absolutely amazing or go disastrously wrong but still having a laugh along the way. It was one giant adventure and I love every second of it. Some people used to moan about it and say its really boring, they hated it, hated all the travelling etc. so I would just say to them then stop if you don't like it then go and get a regular job but this is a gift, to be on tour, to play music, not everyone gets this opportunity or life style so you make the most of it, make it work for you but if this is too much hard work and you'd sooner be working in a shop, or a factory or an office then you crack on but doing this is my dream and I am going to love every second of it. Most seemed to get it after that and enjoyed it but not all.

We've had fans record our gigs and make their own t-shirts which we were ok with. We even had a band cover one of our songs in their live set which was pretty cool. A few years ago, I heard a new band and one of their songs was quite a rip off of one of our songs.

Somewhere in a 'sliding doors' parallel universe I would be in The Stereophonics. Virgin were coming to see us and The Stereophonics and we were in discussions with them but in the end they decided to sign The Stereophonics.

We did play there but it was on the 12th August 1999. I don't think we played there previous to that.

This goes back to how you define success. I did 3 years as a club band, playing over 100 gigs a year, earning around £10k a year whilst doing a 9-5 job every day and having a wife and 2 kids. It was just a case of finding a balance.